Authorities in northern Nigeria say armed militants ambushed security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident
March 25, 2026
A lawyer for a Cambodian man deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini says he has been released from a prison to be repatriated
March 25, 2026
Kenya’s flower industry is losing up to $1.4 million a week as the Iran war cuts demand and disrupts shipping
March 25, 2026
Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?
March 25, 2026
The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation
March 24, 2026
Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group
March 24, 2026
Zimbabwe has released the key opponent of planned constitutional changes that could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule and have the post elected by Parliament, not the people
March 23, 2026
Nicholas Haysom has died at 73
March 20, 2026
Attacks on a town along Sudan’s border with Chad have killed at least 17 people and injured 123, Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, said
March 18, 2026
Rising energy costs caused by the Iran war have forced Egypt to hike fuel and cooking gas prices, hitting the country's already struggling poor and middle classes hard
March 18, 2026
Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title by appeals judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January
March 18, 2026
Provisional results announced by authorities in the Republic of Congo show that President Denis Sassou N’Guesso has been reelected for a fifth consecutive term
March 15, 2026
Police in Nigeria say suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in Maiduguri
March 17, 2026
Bomb blasts hit Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, killing and injuring many people, according to emergency officials
March 17, 2026
Africa’s great divide: Why the continent’s split is so exciting for science
March 16, 2026
An official says at least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains
March 12, 2026
A group of four migrants deported from the United States have arrived in the African nation of Eswatini, under a third-country program that rights groups protest
March 12, 2026
Senegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation
March 12, 2026
How African designers are making their mark on global fashion
January 23, 2025
This drone manufacturer wants to protect Africa’s power, mining and oil assets
September 09, 2025
South Africa has deployed troops to the streets of the country's biggest city to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining
March 11, 2026
South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies
March 11, 2026
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma in eastern Congo
March 11, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week
March 10, 2026
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled
March 10, 2026
Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products
March 09, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
At least 25 people are known to have died after heavy rain caused flooding and flight disruption in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi
March 07, 2026
Local officials say Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children
March 06, 2026
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
March 06, 2026
Nightlife in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos can be very expensive with its table culture where revellers are divided into a multitier system and compelled to buy very expensive drinks
March 06, 2026
The medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan
March 03, 2026
An official says at least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan
March 02, 2026
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous
March 02, 2026
South Africa has launched a mass cattle vaccination drive to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens meat, dairy, and export supplies
February 28, 2026
European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease
February 27, 2026
Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal
February 27, 2026
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
Police in Kenya say they have arrested a suspect in an alleged scheme that tricked Kenyans to fight in Ukraine on the side of the Russians
February 26, 2026
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”
February 25, 2026
The Vatican has announced a packed early-2026 travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV, with trips to Monaco, Spain, and four African countries
February 25, 2026
The U.S. will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the African country withdrew from talks on a proposed $367 million bilateral funding deal
February 25, 2026
Sierra Leone's government says that several members of a security team including an officer have been apprehended and transported over the border by members of the Guinean military
February 24, 2026
The United Nations and Somalia's government has said that nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger
February 24, 2026
More Ghanaians are wearing the colorful fugu traditional outfit in a trend triggered by online mockery
February 23, 2026
Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world
February 21, 2026
A new Kenyan intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
February 19, 2026
A Frenchman who seemed like a beloved teacher in Morocco now faces accusations of decades of abuse
February 19, 2026
Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Ex-Army contractor, accused of leaking classified information, to be released to home detention
Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home opposed AI, court documents say
Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
'It's been tough': Farmers concerned about low snowpack
Woman sues Uber after alleged violent, terrifying ride with her children
The Thunder top NBA playoff odds, the Spurs own the season series and the Celtics hover close
Ty Gibbs is having fun as a new NASCAR Cup winner while trying to maintain his low profile